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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2095: Relating to representation by a local public defender of certain parties to an adoption

Became HF 2459 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

9(1)(b), a local public defender or designee shall represent in a subsequent adoption proceeding a party, including a nonindigent party, who files an adoption petition to adopt a child who was the subject of a termination of parental rights proceeding pursuant to Code chapter 232 (juvenile justice) in which the local public defender office was involved. This bill provides that a local public defender office or designee shall represent a party in an adoption proceeding, if requested by the party, including a nonindigent party whose family income does not exceed 300 percent of the federal poverty level, who files an adoption petition to adopt a child who was the subject of a termination of parental rights proceeding pursuant to Code chapter 600A (termination of parent rights), whether or not the local public defender office was involved in the termination of parental rights proceeding.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

House File 2459 is estimated to increase costs to the Office of the State Public Defender (SPD) by $833,000 per year. Figure 1 includes the breakdown of these expenses.

House subcommittee · named January 23, 2024

  • Rep. Brian K. Lohse (R) · brian.lohse@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Megan Jones (R) · megan.jones@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Brian Meyer (D) · brian.meyer@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. January 22, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. January 23, 2024House subcommittee named: Lohse, Jones, Meyer and B
  3. January 29, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. February 8, 2024Approved by the House committee
  5. February 12, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2459

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF2095